gibson has defined the world superstar. mel gibson! he got out of the gate fast. i mean, you have a good looking guy who could act. an actor and academy award winning director and producer whose films have taken in billions at the box office. i feel like a hundred bucks. mel gibson is probably the most complicated, infuriating, talented star hollywood has ever produced. reporter: from mad max don t get mad aat me. reporter: to maverick, lethal weapon to braveheart he was what women want and what men want to be. you re like a genius, you know that. can i tell you, bud y i m blessed. reporter: but the audience love affair with mel gibson would take a turn for the worse on this highway. caught driving drunk, he mouthed off to police. now upstaged by his profanity-laced telephone rant. you like a [ bleep ] on heat and if you get raped by a pack of [ bleep ] it will be your fault, all right, because you provoked it. reporter: angry slurs at h
superstar. mel gibson! he got out of the gate fast. i mean, you have a good looking guy who could act. an actor and academy award winning director and producer whose films have taken in billions at the box office. i feel like a hundred bucks. mel gibson is probably the most complicated, infuriating, talented star hollywood has ever produced. reporter: from mad max don t get mad aat me. reporter: to maverick, lethal weapon to braveheart he was what women want and what men want to be. you re like a genius, you know that. can i tell you, bud y i m blessed. reporter: but the audience love affair with mel gibson would take a turn for the worse on this highway. caught driving drunk, he mouthed off to police. now upstaged by his profanity-laced telephone rant. you like a [ bleep ] on heat and if you get raped by a pack of [ bleep ] it will be your fault, all right, because you provoked it. reporter: angry slurs at his baby s momma, oksana, but
racist and sexist remarks. the 55-year-old gibson has never addressed the recordings. the da s office won t comment on whether a plea deal is imminent but gibson s attorney, blair burke, says the actor asked her to approach prosecutors with a proposal to bring an immediate end to the case in the interests of his children. legal experts say aside from undergoing anger management, gibson will likely be placed on probation. so, if he trips again or if he has an act of rage or violence against women, you know, that can land him in jail. so, he s going to have to be on his best behavior for the next couple, three years. reporter: this is leslie miller reporting for abc news. oh, man. charlie sheen is about the best thing that happened to mel gibson. makes mel look tame. nobody is talking about mel anymore. the other side of this case is whether they ll charge still undetermined the girlfriend in the case with extortion. she could face jail time if they go after her but the
closer to becoming a princess, her relatives are opening up to us about her surprising roots. her relatives are opening up to us about her surprising roots. today, march 10, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television welcome to today on this thursday morning. i m meredith vieira. i m matt lauer. the storm we have been talking about for 48 hours is slowly making its way into our area. it will make for a sense couple of days in the northeast, especially for people in flood-prone area. we are talking as much as five, maybe even six inches of rain in some places. in new jersey, governor chris christie has declared a state of emergency. this is part of the same smm that slammed the south wednesday with tornadoes, rain and high winds. by the time it is through more than 100 million americans will be affected by the storm. details coming up. also ahead, mel gibson is set to plead no contests to charges he hit his now ex-girlfriend. is justice being served? did the
she specialized in restoring russian icons. she was absolutely one of the best in the world at that profession. reporter: naimi had apparently been a jane dough for several jane doe for several days. police found a body around 7:30 monday morning in northwest. her family had reported her missing to police later that day. she had last been seen on sunday night on surveillance video going into her studio. as for a motive, police say they re not sure. they say williams and naimi appear to only had a business or working relationship. they worked right next door to each other and may have had some kind of contact. we ll learn more details in the coming days. thanks very much. one footnote. police also went over williams cell phone records and found that he made a call to a resident on farragut street not far from where naimi s body was discovered. now to a developing story in virginia tonight. a man is under arrest accused of trying become a terrorist. fox 5 s roz plater